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...Taiwan doubts Lee's chutzpah?Mitac's president Billy Ho praises him as "full of courage"?but a turnaround will take more than guts. Lee must repair the German unit while tussling with Nokia, Motorola and Samsung for global market share. Even Lee admits that how successfully he integrates his new handset business "will determine the destiny of BenQ." But the reality for BenQ and the other Taiwan tech outfits is that high-risk ventures may offer the best chance at survival. "They realize they have to do something very drastic," says IDC's Pulskamp. For Taiwan, it's take...
...rebounded to become the No. 5 computer brand in the world. While global PC sales were up 14.7% overall last year, Acer grew at a 34.5% clip, meaning the company is gaining ground on the top four: Dell, HP, IBM and Fujitsu Siemens. "Most people couldn't see a turnaround happening, but Acer has a decent brand that's quite successful in Asia and Europe," says Steven Tseng, an analyst with Yuanta Core Pacific Securities in Taipei. "It's been a remarkable comeback...
...George McAfee. Sid Luckman. (If you'll pardon a sentimental addition, Willie Galimore. He even sounded like running.) Later: Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus. People say the Bears are 22 seasons between championships, but 1963 was so momentary and illusory that it seemed more of a flashback than a turnaround, a memory of glory in the midst of a 40-year desperation that, almost no matter what happens in New Orleans this Sunday, has probably evaporated for good. If 1963 reached back to 1946 for inspiration, Halas reached back to 1963 for Mike Ditka...
...Well, it looks like they've pulled it off," said one Western ambassador in Madrid as a wide smile spread across his face. There were similar signs of relief around Europe and in Washington last week after Spanish Prime Minister Felipe González Márquez achieved a remarkable turnaround in public opinion and won a referendum that will keep Spain in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
Amidst the ensuing uproar, many of Summers’ most vocal defenders—on and off campus—came from the right wing of the political spectrum. That marked a startling turnaround from a decade ago, when Summers, then a top official at the Clinton Treasury Department, was a favorite punching bag for conservative pundits...